Ikum Surname
Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname
Ikum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 935 | 1:189,457 | 11,495 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Jordan | 21 | 1:421,068 | 12,361 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ikum (429) may also be a first name.
Ikum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikum (Marathi: ईकुम) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikum? popularity and diffusion
Ikum is the 295,816th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,653,643 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Ikum live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 414,511th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 429 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 935 people, or 1 in 189,457. In Nigeria Ikum is most common in: Cross River, where 88 percent live, Benue, where 3 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yikum | 89 | 349 | / |
| Eikum | 89 | 229 | / |
| Ikume | 89 | 144 | / |
| Aikum | 89 | 113 | / |
| Ikoum | 89 | 83 | / |
| Jikum | 89 | 12 | / |
| Hikum | 89 | 10 | / |
| Gikum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ikuum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eidkum | 80 | 29 | / |
| Jikume | 80 | 15 | / |
| Hickum | 80 | 14 | / |
| Haikum | 80 | 14 | / |
| Jikoum | 80 | 11 | / |
| Aikume | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jitkum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ikkoum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Aitkum | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ikhume | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hikoum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikuyme | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jikkum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikoume | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ikeume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iskume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekum | 75 | 1,811 | / |
| Ukum | 75 | 1,660 | / |
| Ikom | 75 | 534 | / |
| Icum | 75 | 20 | / |
| Ykum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ischkum | 73 | 37 | / |
| Haikoum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ikhumhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oikhume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiekaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikumowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eickhum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hukum | 67 | 2,513 | / |
| Yokum | 67 | 1,168 | / |
| Ekume | 67 | 829 | / |
| Ekoum | 67 | 535 | / |
| Ugkum | 67 | 351 | / |
| Ukkum | 67 | 88 | / |
| Gicum | 67 | 82 | / |
| Ickom | 67 | 54 | / |
| Eikom | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jikom | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uykum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hicum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hekum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikhom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukoum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukuum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uckum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aykum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hikom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aikom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukhum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekkum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uukum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yicum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eskum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekumh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eekum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yikom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jittkhum | 67 | 1 | / |
Ikum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ikum in the Marathi language | ||
| ईकुम | ikuma | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ikum
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